Comparison

Property Law Made Simple vs BARBRI

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Property Law Made Simple

This app simplifies property law concepts for students preparing for exams. It offers clear explanations, illustrative examples, and practice problems with detailed feedback to ensure mastery of key legal principles.

Highlights
  • Black-letter rule explanations
  • Illustrative examples
  • Practice problems with detailed explanations
  • Covers 12 substantive areas of property law
  • Created by a law professor
Features
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This app is a MUST for any law student studying Property Law or preparing for the Bar Exam. The app teaches the black-letter rules of property with simple, straightforward explanations. Many examples illustrate each concept. Practice problems ensure concept mastery. Detailed explanations accompany each of the 50 MBE-style practice problems. Perfect for learning, reviewing, and mastering Property Law. This app covers the following substantive areas: Adverse Possession; Bailment; Co-Ownership; Covenants & Easements; Deed; Finders; Gift; Leases; Land-Sale Contract; Marriage; Mortgage; Recording Act; Title Transfer. For Estates & Future Interests, download the companion app titled: Future Interests Made Simple. This app was created by Professor Ned Snow. Professor Snow is a Professor of Law at the University of South Carolina, and a graduate of Harvard Law School. He has taught Property Law for nine years. This app does not provide legal advice specific to your situation or state. For legal advice, consult a licensed attorney.

About

BARBRI

This app offers comprehensive legal education resources for students and professionals. It provides tools for LSAT prep, law school success, bar exam preparation, and continuing legal education. Access video lectures, customized study plans, and performance tracking to advance your legal career.

Highlights
  • LSAT prep courses
  • 1L law school material
  • Customized study calendars
  • Downloadable video lectures
  • Bar exam review modules
  • SQE preparation tools
  • Mini MBA for lawyers
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Empower every step of your legal learning journey with unrivaled, tech-enabled legal education. BARBRI is here to support students, professionals, law schools, universities, law firms, and organizations with trusted mobile-optimized resources. 1. Attain admission to your goal law school with flexible proven PowerScore LSAT prep courses 2. Access core 1L material to build academic skill before your first day of law school (Law Preview) 3. Create a customized study calendar that adjusts your exam prep assignments as you progress (Bar Review, Extended Bar Review, and SQE1 Prep) 4. Easily grasp challenging concepts with engaging downloadable video lectures 5. Reinforce critical bar exam principles with a last-minute Mini Review (Bar Review) 6. Stay a step ahead in building key bar exam skills with Early Start (Bar Review) 7. Work short modules + multiple-choice questions + mocks for tried and tested SQE prep 8. Supplement your knowledge of accounting + finance concepts with Mini MBA for lawyers 9. Have multiple, active BARBRI courses? Easily switch back and forth between study plans BARBRI is the trusted global leader in legal education, providing a comprehensive suite of legal learning solutions for law students, professionals, and law schools. Download the BARBRI app to experience educational outcomes rooted in learning science through engaging content, innovative technology, and data-driven insights + solutions. From LSAT practice tests to bar preparation, study aids, and SQE prep, through continuing lifetime legal education, there is a BARBRI solution designed, published, or taught by renowned experts in the legal field, and right at your fingertips. Learners and legal professionals around the world have access to preparation for the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) in England and Wales as well as bar exam preparation programs for international lawyers. BARBRI legal and non-legal skills courses reflect our mission to open the doors to legal education and career advancement to the next generation. Preparing for a U.S. bar exam? BARBRI has helped over 1.43 million learners worldwide pass the bar. BARBRI Bar Review’s proprietary adaptive online Personalized Study Plan is the only bar prep that allows you to create a customized study calendar based on the days you choose to study (or not), and which will automatically adjust your daily assignments based on priority and your performance. With BARBRI’s most accurate Pass Predictor, you can see your rankings by subject compared to other students prepping for the same exam. It's the most accurate pass prediction because BARBRI has more students studying for the bar each year than all other bar prep programs combined. BARBRI’s 1L Success and 2L/3L Success programs for law students work in concert with classroom learning to provide highly effective study aids and final exam tools covering required courses and essential topics. Feel confident and gain an advantage with proven outlines, on-demand video lectures from top law professors, and practice questions complete with model answers. BARBRI supported learning includes: - PowerScore LSAT prep in new test format - Law Preview pre-law school prep - U.S. Bar and Extended U.S. Bar (6 + 10 Month) prep - BARBRI Mini Review for MBE prep - BARBRI Bar Prep Preview - Early Start for Bar Review - MPRE prep - 1L Success and 2L/3L Success for law students - SQE1 prep courses, supplements, and mock exams - Foundations in U.S. Law - BARBRI SQE Preview - Mini MBA for lawyers - And more!

Screenshots

Property Law Made Simple4 screens
BARBRI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Property Law Made Simple at 94% against BARBRI's 17%. Property Law Made Simple also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). BARBRI's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and ratings volume (2.9K vs 27). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

BARBRI is free to download; Property Law Made Simple costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Property Law Made Simple holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BARBRI has 2.9K ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Property Law Made Simple's written reviews are positive against 17% of BARBRI's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Property Law Made Simple versus BARBRI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProperty Law Made SimpleBARBRI
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (27 ratings) — better4.6 (2.9K ratings)
Positive reviews93.8% of reviews — better16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings272.9K — better
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNed SnowBARBRI, Inc.

Customer experience

Property Law Made Simple

All ratings27 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative0.0%

BARBRI

All ratings2,876 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral2.3%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral7.8%
Negative75.5%

Bugs and requests

Property Law Made Simple

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

BARBRI

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent login issues and lost progress
  • Compatibility problems with newer devices
  • Lectures and content not loading properly
  • Offline mode not functioning as expected

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improve video player and offline experience
  • Add progress tracking and schedule features
  • Optimize app for mobile devices

In-app purchases

None

Property Law Made Simple

No in-app purchases

None

BARBRI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Property Law Made Simple free?
Property Law Made Simple costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BARBRI free?
BARBRI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Property Law Made Simple or BARBRI?
Property Law Made Simple is rated higher. Property Law Made Simple averages 4.8 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while BARBRI averages 4.6 from 2.9K ratings.
Do Property Law Made Simple or BARBRI have ads?
Neither Property Law Made Simple nor BARBRI shows ads.

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